3.5 million lights at The Mission Inn in Riverside

“Cuddle Class” on Air New Zealand

To go LAX-Auckland, book the economy class Skycouch, a.k.a. “Cuddle Class”—couples buy two seats and pay half price for the third in the row. airnewzealand.com

15 new galleries at NYC’s Met

1,000 works from the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Opens Nov. 1. metmuseum.org

Wine plus indie cinema

The first Napa Valley Film Festival pairs 75 new movies with the region’s food and wine. Two thumbs up! Nov. 9-13. napavalleyfilmfest.org

Global entry

Skip the line at customs and enter the U.S. via automated kiosk! Apply at globalentry.gov.

An 1889 schoolhouse turned boutique hotel

Opening next month in Park City, Utah: a luxury 12-room hotel. Washington School House is one of the last original schoolhouses in the U.S.—and newly reno’d by three San Diegans. washingtonschoolhouse.com

A 74-day cruise!

Are you available Jan. 16-Mar. 31, 2013? The Grand South America Exploration sails from Miami to Cape Horn and back. crystalcruises.com

The new Shangri-La Hotel, Paris

The hotel’s Suite Impériale—once the pad of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew—is listed with Monuments Historiques because of its castings, gilt work, and carvings. In a word, stunning. shangri-la.com

A hotel with free Wi-Fi

Clift San Francisco’s 10-year anniversary package involves 15 percent off the best available rate, plus an upgrade to a deluxe room, two cocktails, and—wait for it—free Wi-Fi. morganshotelgroup.com

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